Chronicles (דִּבדֵי הִיָּמִים, dibrey' hay-yamim', words [or acts] of the days, 1Ki 14:19, Sept. ῥήματα τών ἡμερῶν, Vulg. verba dierum; 1Ch 27:24, βιβλίον λόγων, fasti; Es 6:1, μνημόσυνα, annales; 1 Esdr. 2:12, ὑπομνηματισμοί; 1 Macc. 16:24, βιβλίον ἡμερῶν), journals or diaries, i.e. the record of the daily occurrences; the name originally given to the record made by the appointed historiographers in the kingdoms of Judah and Israel, usually called more simply "book of the kings of Israel and Judah" (1Ch 9:1); so also of separate sovereigns, e.g. Solomon (1Ki 11:41), Jehu (2Ch 20:34), etc. SEE HISTORY.
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John McClintock was born October 27, 1814 in Philadelphia to Irish immigrants, John and Martha McClintock. He began as a clerk in his father's store, and then became a bookkeeper in the Methodist Book Concern in New York. Here he converted to Methodism and considered joining the ministry. McClintock entered the University of Pennsylvania in 1832 and graduated with high honors three years later. Subsequently, he was awarded a doctorate of divinity degree from the same institution in 1848.WikipediaRead More